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I recently saw a discussion where someone argued that IPv4 is more secure than IPv6 because "the NAT-by-default of IPv4 effectively means that I get the benefit of a default-deny security strategy."

I recently saw a discussion where someone argued that IPv4 is more secure than IPv6 because "the NAT-by-default of IPv4 effectively means that I get the benefit of a default-deny security strategy."

If you own a Ricoh GR camera then you may know about crop mode—a mode which allows you to treat the built-in lens a bit as though you had three lenses of different focal lengths by cropping the sensor's image in to one of two predefined fields of view.

If you own a Ricoh GR camera then you may know about crop mode—a mode which allows you to treat the built-in lens a bit as though you had three lenses of different focal lengths by cropping the sensor's image in to one of two predefined fields of view.

TL;DR: When connected to a VPN app, such as Nebula, Wireguard, or Tailscale, camera apps used to download photos may be unable to access the camera's network.

TL;DR: When connected to a VPN app, such as Nebula, Wireguard, or Tailscale, camera apps used to download photos may be unable to access the camera's network.

I spend a bit too much time on IRC.

I spend a bit too much time on IRC.

I'm a big fan of the Firefox browser and have been using it as my daily driver for a few years now.

I'm a big fan of the Firefox browser and have been using it as my daily driver for a few years now.

For years, I've suffered with the "Image Sync" app that Ricoh offers for its GR line of cameras: I find that if it will connect at all, it's often too slow to be usable.

For years, I've suffered with the "Image Sync" app that Ricoh offers for its GR line of cameras: I find that if it will connect at all, it's often too slow to be usable.

I absolutely adore my Ricoh GR camera.

I absolutely adore my Ricoh GR camera.

This post was originally published in December 2015.

This post was originally published in December 2015.